Elvis Costello to Release 49th Box Set Oct 2 2026

Music legend Elvis Costello will mark the 49th anniversary of his landmark debut album, "My Aim Is True," with an extensive new box set set for release on October 2, 2026. The five-disc collection, titled "My Aim Is True 49th Anniversary Edition," contains 104 tracks, with 52 of them previously unreleased, tracing the artist's formative years from early demos to later live performances.

The first disc offers a newly remastered 2026 version of the original album, produced from the original analog master tapes. It unifies the original U.K. and U.S. track listings by including the single version of "Watching the Detectives." This disc and the separate remaster will also be available on 180-gram vinyl and standalone CD. In accompanying liner notes, Costello revealed he initially found the idea of a 50th-anniversary celebration "preposterous," stating it "made my teeth itch." He wrote that the project "couldn't just be set up like a venerable object in a glass case."

Subsequent discs provide a deep archival dive. Disc two, "The Blue Print," gathers 17 recordings from 1975 and 1976, including bedroom tapes, a 1976 session at Hope Anchor studio, and a recently discovered reel of songs...